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Epidemiology
There are around 200,000 ACL tears each year in the United States, with over 100,000 ACL reconstruction surgeries per year. The vast majority (over 95%) of ACL reconstructions are performed in the outpatient setting, and the most common procedures performed during ACL reconstruction is partial meniscectomy and chondroplasty.

Young athletes
High school athletes are at increased risk for ACL tears when compared to non-athletes. This risk increases with certain types of sports. Among high school girls, the sport with the highest risk of ACL tear is soccer, followed by basketball and lacrosse. The highest risk sport for boys was football, followed by lacrosse and soccer.